Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	heaven_n	new_a	righteousness_n	13,515	5	8.7278	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66353	A sermon preached at Salters-Hall to the Societies for Reformation of Manners, May 16, 1698, and now printed at their request / by Daniel Williams.	Williams, Daniel, 1643?-1716.	1698 (1698)	Wing W2655; ESTC R26374	24,541	74

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